Primary 5

Harder fraction word problems

Two-step word problems: work out the units from what is left over, then answer the question. Each animation draws the bar model and cuts it into smaller equal units when needed.

3 episodes 1 min in all

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Episode 1

Lydia’s phone and bag

Cut every part into 3 so all the pieces are the same size. Then the $60 left tells you one piece.
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Episode 2

Left-handed and right-handed

Right-handed is 7 parts and left-handed is 5 parts. The 2 extra parts are the 276 pupils.
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Episode 3

Mr Lim’s tarts

Count the parts that are left: 2 pineapple and 3 coconut. Those 5 parts are the 60 tarts.

Harder fraction word problems

Lydia’s phone and bag

Left-handed and right-handed

Mr Lim’s tarts